Geriatric care managers and aging professionals who want to advance the holistic quality of life for their clients can make a measurable, long lasting impact on overall health and well being if they zero in on quality of life. An articled in the The Advanced Journal of Nursing found that choice, privacy and a sense of identity made all the difference in the quality of life of residents living in residential care. This showed, according to lead author ” the importance of providing a holistic, person-centered approach that goes beyond satisfying the technical and procedural aspects of care” Finding activities that help elders grow and nurture their emotional, intellectual, physical, and/or spiritual quality of life can help to nurture an older persons whole life and bring back joy. For example, look at this you tube on an older woman who reconnected with art, which is her talent and spirituality and younger people plus her family, through a quality of life assessment.